PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Segura (ranked 1299 p4p, 3493 weight class) and Lors Loria (ranked 189 p4p, 461 weight class). Segura comes to the cage accompanied by 2 Bears 1 Cave Intro. This should be a great matchup!

Segura
vs
Loria

183 cm
21
176
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
30
170
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Segura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lors Loria!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Segura half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Segura fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Loria avoids it really well and circles away.
Loria looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Segura closes the distance and clinches up with Loria, looking for a takedown. Segura pushes Loria against the cage but Loria circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Segura closes the distance and clinches up with Loria, looking for a takedown. Segura pushes Loria against the cage but Loria circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Segura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loria takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Segura throws a looping overhand right but Loria ducks down to avoid it.
Loria steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Segura slips a straight right by Loria.
Loria moves away from the strike by Segura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loria throws a body kick that misses.
Loria scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Loria.
Loria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Segura dives in and scores a takedown into Loria's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Loria pulls Segura in to control the position.
Segura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Segura is working Loria over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Segura working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Segura won't allow Loria to sweep him here.
Segura has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Segura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Segura wants to control from the top but Loria keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Segura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loria is trying to keep Segura in close.
Segura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Loria looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Segura wants to control from the top but Loria keeps moving.
Segura working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Segura lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've been hearing that Segura has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Segura postures up in Loria's guard and throws a big left but Loria blocks it.
Segura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Loria's head.
Loria keeping full guard, as Segura tries to pass.
Segura is looking to work some ground and pound but Loria has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Segura is in close to Loria's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Segura lands a couple of elbows.
Segura postures up in Loria's guard and throws a big left but Loria blocks it.
Segura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Segura scoring with some ground and pound.
Loria preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Segura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Segura stops Loria from standing up.
Segura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Segura is looking to work some ground and pound but Loria has wrist control.
Segura lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Segura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Segura trying to control but Loria is working from the bottom.
Segura landing some decent shots from guard.
Loria controls Segura momentarily but Segura frees himself.
Segura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Segura is in close to Loria's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Segura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Segura advances position into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Segura dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Loria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Segura.
A head kick misses from Loria.
Loria throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Segura on the side of the head.
Loria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loria wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Segura moves away from the strike by Loria.
Segura changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Loria closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Segura shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Loria's guard.
Segura works over Loria with some ground and pound from guard.
Loria utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Loria wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Segura manages to pass to side control.
Segura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loria wants to improve his position but Segura is controlling well.
Segura is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Segura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Segura lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Segura connects with a nice short shot to Loria's temple.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Segura in particular looking to stall.
Segura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Segura wants to free his trapped foot but Loria is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Segura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loria can do to turn this around?
Loria tries to roll over but Segura keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loria taking some punishment here, with Segura in his half guard.
Loria wants to get back to his feet.
Segura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loria's head.
Segura works his foot free and advances to mount.
Segura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Loria is looking to escape.
Segura breaks from Loria's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segura landing strikes from the mount.
Segura looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Segura looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Segura has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Loria's face.

Loria is rocked!
Segura postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Loria in real trouble here! The ref calls for Loria to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Segura!
A very excited looking Rick Segura made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.